Mid-range · 2026

Huawei nova 16z

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

Best for

Strength 100W fast charging, All-day battery (6000mAh)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8020 12 / 256 GB

6000 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · OLED · 1084 × 2412 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1084 × 2412 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

2160 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

HDR

HDR Vivid

HDR

Protection

Aluminosilicate glass

Performance

Kirin 8020

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Kirin 8020

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

742,000

v10

CPU layout

1x2.29 GHz +3x2.05 GHz +4x1.3 GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 6.1 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping HarmonyOS and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

HarmonyOS 6.1

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.4

Front camera

50 MP f/2.4

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

6000 mAh · 100 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

6.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

Build & Design

5 g · 7.2 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

161.8 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

Weight

5 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1084 × 2412 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

50% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 169 g

Lower benchmark score

742k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

40% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 25 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 167 g

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

742k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Full comparison

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